Thread: Question about sin and salvation

Is a practising homosexual saved? I've been hearing a lot of gay people claiming to be saved Christians (I live in Canada) and with the Fed election coming up gay unions are a topic that is often disscussed.

If you vote, pls explain.

no, they cannot be saved because they do not exist.

I guess the question is, IS a practising homosexual saved? Sorry.

No! One cannot be a homosexual and be saved at the same time.

• Why? Because homosexuality is a sin and if one does not leave that lifestyle then there is no repentance involved.

Originally Posted by Grace Alone

No - as Collier said, if they are continuing in the lifestyle there is no real repentance and therefore no salvation.

That being said, I do believe that there are many Christians who have homosexual tendencies, and that these tendencies in and of themselves are not sin. If the individual dwells on these thoughts and cultivates their desires then it becomes sin. If his/her desire is to please the Lord, they will deny their own desires and strive to live a holy life for God's glory. I don't see this any differently than a single heterosexual lusting after someone who is not their spouse. Sexuality is a powerful thing and many heterosexuals have fallen into sin in this area - I think that we need to have more compassion and understanding for what it is the homosexual has to deal with when they come to Christ.

Amen...I agree wholeheartedly.

Is it possible that a NON-practising homosexual is saved?

Originally Posted by Jason

Is it possible that a NON-practising homosexual is saved?

Is it possible for a NON-practicing liar to be saved?

What about a non-practicing alcoholic?

Non-practicing thief?



My answer to all is yes.

Hi my name is Josie and I'm a non-"practicing" sinner.

:wink:

Can a homosexual be saved?


Not while he's continuing in this practice.
We , as Christians, are not to comform the Word of God to our lifestyles,
but we are to comform our lifestyles to the Word of God. The apostle Paul clearly, condones this practice.
The Bible says , that anyone walking according to the lusts of the flesh,
will not inheret the Kingdom of God.

Jason,
the bible is clear on this matter. It is also clear that there would be those false teachers that would come along and try and get the church to believe that people who practice sin are saved. They are part of those who lead in the falling away from sound doctrine. The bible says this.

1Cr 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Cr 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1Cr 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

1Jo 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
1Jo 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
1Jo 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1Jo 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.


So you see that the bible is clear on the subject of practicing sin. No one who does so is saved. Those whoa re false just cannot accept this truth. They are on the worng raod and headed to a condemnation with those who practices sin since the way is narrow.

Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Originally Posted by GOD'S ARMY

I realize that my post may be deleted because I am LDS, but I just wanted to ask because it is on topic, if it matters if the non-practicing homosexual still has those carnal lustfull thoughts even if he doesn't act on them.

There is no such thing as a non practicing homosexual. They are either a homosexual or they are not. A homosexual is someone who practices the sin. Those who come to Christ do not practice it. The word says and such WERE some of you, but you were washed. The fact that we all suffer temptation only shows thta we all are in the fight, but we do not carry a title of non practicing whatever.

The Bible makes no mention of people being Homosexual or heterosexual.

The sin of fornication includes sodomy, promiscuity and all forms of sexual practices outside of Marriage.

Ro 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.